Taunus · Hesse · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Glaskopf

687 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Elevation687 mabove sea level

Prominence57 mindependent height

Isolation1.7 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul22°average high

50.22° N, 8.42° EElevation 687 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit687 m
Mid-mountain530 m
Valley · Königstein im Taunus364 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Glaskopf in brief

Glaskopf rises to 687 m in the Taunus, Hesse, Germany. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 57 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 22°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town is Glashütten, 1.2 km to the W at 489 m.

Facts

Elevation: 687 m · 2,254 ft
Prominence: 57 m
Range: Taunus
Region: Hesse
Country: Germany
Coordinates: 50.2181, 8.4172
Nearest airport: Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) · 24 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Glaskopf by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Glaskopf by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	2°	3°	7°	12°	16°	19°	22°	21°	17°	12°	6°	3°
Average low	-2°	-2°	0°	3°	7°	10°	12°	12°	9°	5°	1°	-1°
Precipitation	74 mm	66 mm	74 mm	58 mm	82 mm	84 mm	88 mm	75 mm	76 mm	82 mm	74 mm	84 mm
Cloud cover	64%	55%	53%	45%	44%	41%	38%	37%	45%	53%	64%	68%
Daylight	8h 31	10h 05	11h 49	13h 46	15h 25	16h 23	15h 59	14h 32	12h 40	10h 48	9h 03	8h 05
Month score	23	29	28	47	62	72	72	76	67	34	23	19

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	650 m	750 m	1,250 m	1,850 m	2,450 m	2,950 m	3,300 m	3,250 m	2,650 m	1,950 m	1,250 m	800 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Glaskopf in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Großer Feldberg	879 m	670 m	3.4 km NE	20°
Kleiner Feldberg	825 m	35 m	2.1 km E	20°
Altkönig	798 m	136 m	4.7 km E	21°
Weilsberg	701 m	36 m	1.7 km NE	21°
Kolbenberg	690 m	18 m	6.2 km NE	21°
Sängelberg	665 m	33 m	4.9 km N	23°
Pferdskopf (Taunus)	663 m	93 m	8.1 km N	22°
Roßkopf (Taunus)	632 m	37 m	9.1 km NE	22°